B-town entertainer Akshay Kumar has donned a new avatar. The actor will lend his voice for the dubbing for 'Transformers: Dark of the Moon' Hindi version. Akshay Kumar will lend his voice for the one of the most integral characters of the film, 'Optimus Prime'.

"Akshay was pleasantly shocked when he received a call from the makers who requested him to dub for the film," informs a source close, "Michael Bay, the man behind Transformers franchise was personally interested in getting him on board. He wanted someone with a powerful and commanding voice to dub for the Hindi version and felt that Akshay was most suited for the job."

Though there have been countless Hollywood flicks that have been dubbed in Hindi with professional dubbing artists lending their services, this would be a first when an A-lister from Bollywood would be doing the honours for a Live superhero film. A huge fan of the Transformers series, Akshay is said to have been excited as a child when told that he would now be a part of the franchise.